Fence construction.



W. M. RANKIN.

FENCE CONSTRUCTION.

APPLIOATION FILED Nov. '1. 1908.

931,486; PatenteaAug. 17,1909.

By /V TTOHNE YS W/ TNESSES UNITED srirrns rnfinn'fr entries..

WILLIAM M. RANKIN, OF CARBON DALE, COLORADO.

FENCE CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed November 7, 1903.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 3. 7, 190%.

Serial No. 461,479.

2 is a longitudinal section on the line 2-2 of 55 'supported by corner posts of special cou` struction and upon .line posts also of special construction which peri'nit the fence to be easily set up and taken down, arranged to lorin cori-als, paddoclis, sheep runs, cattle yin-ds or similari. constructions, the corner posts having rotatable uprights around which the fence. wire con inove while it is being stretched into place, and the line posts servingto clamp the lence wire in position.

The object of the invention is to provide s simple, inexpensive and duriible fence con.- struction unich permits the fence to be set up and tal-:cn down expeditiously and lith little labor, which is capable of dillereut arrangements l'or dillferent purposes and which is sullicientlv strong to adapt it for the pur'- pose ol contining cattle or other ai'iiinals el larger size.

A further object of the invention is to provide a fence construction which. docs not ncccssitete the digging ol' post holes, as the posts :ti-e supported upon the surface oi the ground, which len-ves no dangerous or unsightly openings or depressions .iii the ground att-er being token down, und in which the fence wire isrliept in good condition and is in no way. injured from being put up or taken down.

Yl`lie iuvention consists in the construction .and combination of' parts to be more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the ocr-empa yingl drawings torniiug a part of this speci'l'ication, in which siiuilnr ebariuters of reference indicato corresponding parts in all theI views,

and in which-4 l `igure1 is a perspective view showing o corner of an. eiubodiinent of niy invention including a corner post and :i line post; Fig.

Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line of Fig. 2.

Before proceeding to a more detailed eze planation of niy invention, it should be clearly understood that the fence construceo tion can be easily set up and token down, so that it can be nioved freni place to pince il it not desired to locate it perni uneiitly as is the case with ordinary fences.

On ranches and farnis it is sonictiiues necessary to torni temporary barriers, lor exainple, to build a temporary corral or paddock lor the handlingl of stock, or to fence s cer tain patch ol grain, hay or other produce for a short period. fence construction is especially well adapt ed. llurthern'iore, the posts are so formed that it is not necessiti-y to dig postlioles or to drive the posts into the ground, and consequently For these purposes niy 7o when the 'fence is taken down filter being set 75 up temporarily, there is no necessity foi-dilling` up unsightly or dangerous openings in the ground. l avoid the necessity of digging post holes by providing suitable flut faces for the iosts which rest secure! u um. the surtace of 'the ground, the posts being properly vbraced or guyed so that for all practical purposes they are as strong and servicei'ibl" is the ordinary tence posts.

lle'leriing inore particularly to the drawings, l. provide corner posts 10, each el' Wliicin includes a eoluinn 1]. :mounted upon a base plete 12, having a socket 11' in which the colunin is secured by s set screw 12d. The

plate niay be el any suitable l'orni, lor exain- 90 ple, as shown niest clearly in llig. 1, round, and is adapted to rest ilat upon the surl'uce oi' the ground. A top plate 13, siinilar in forni to the base plate and provided wit-ii :i

substantially central collar or sleeve 111, is

mounted. by ineans of the latter upon the column. The top plete is adjustable and can be secured in any one of e plurality ol' positions longitudinally of the celuinn, by .ineens ola set screw 15 or the like. plates near their peripheries have series ol' openings 16 therethrough 'lo purposes which will appear more clearly herein'aiter. By suitably adjusting the top plate, the openings 1G can be brought to register.

Each ol' the corner posts includes an upright 17, having a lower constricted end i8, adapted to tit rotatably in one oll the open- The 10o 'opening 16 in the top plate 1,3.

' in the direction .ol their lengths.

lstretched in to place..

ings l oi' the base plate 12, the upper part ol' the upright extending through a registering The upright has an adjustable collar l), adapted to be se cured in a plurality of positions, by means oi' a set screnr 20. adjacent to the under side ol the top plate to limit the movement of the upright in the di.n rection of its length. Y

The top plate carries a member 2l, adapted to be arranged .in one of the openings 16 opposite to the opening lo Weich receives the upright, and provided with a flange 22 formed to rest at the upper .tace ol the top plate. lfihe member 21 has a hook'23 which carries the end or. a flexible guy member 2d consisting for example, ol a chain. The lower end of the guy member issecured to a peg 25, adapted to be driven into the ground to brace the corner post at the side remote from the upright. `Members 26 similar to the members 2l and having flanges 27 adapted to engage the top late, are arranged in openings 16 at each si e ol the upright. lnc ined braces 28 having the upper ends laterally disposed and rigidly secured to the members 26, extend downwardly from the top' plate to the ground, having their lower ends secured to blocks 29 buried in the ground near the surface thereof. The braces 28 are extended respectively in the directions of the fence lines, which start at the corner post, and thus brace the corner post against therstrain due to the fence lines, l rovide horizontal braces 30, having the en( s adjacent to the corner posts downwardly disposed and provided With extensions 3l, adapted to. iit in openings i6 el the base plate, at each side ol` the uprigl'it. The horizontal braces are extended in the directions of the lines ol the il'ence and cross the inclined braces, to which they are secured by means ol suitable pins 32 or the like, being provided with a plurality oi' openings 33 adapted to receive the pins. A block i7 having .a curved cut-away portion 48, is partly embedded in the grouinladjacent to veach base plate and engages the same at the cut away portion 48. v Each upright 17 has an adjustable flanged collar 49 adapted to be secured in vplace by means ol' a set screw 50,

the collars 4:9 engaging at the upper strand of the fence Wire to hold the same in place.

As the u rights 17 of the corner posts constitute rol ers the i'ence Wire can easily be passed around the same while it is being t Will be understood that suitable fence wire'stretching imple ments are employed lor the purpose. When the wire has been suitably stretched it is clamped between the members ol'- the line posts and is thus securely held in place.

lhe provision ol' the roller uprigbts prevents the danger of miuring the Vfence Wire in drawrlhe collar can be arranged @einen vclaim as new, ,and desire to secure by Letters 1Batent:

i. ln'fence construction, a corner post comprising a base member adapted to rest upon the surface of the ground, a rotatable upright, 4fence Wire passing freely around the same, and means for bracing said upright in place, whereby it remains free to rotate.

2. ln fence construction, a corner post comprising a base member ada vted to rest upon the surface of the groun a column carried by said base member, means for bracing said column, and a Vrotatable upright spaced from said column, and fence Wire passing around said upright.

3. ln fence construction, a corner post comprising abase plate adapted to rest upon the ground., a column carried by said base plate, a top plate carriedby said column, braces secured to 'said top plate, and an up-' right rotatably carried by said base plate and said top plate and adapted to have the fence Wire passed around the same.

4, n fence construction, a corner post' comprising a base plate ada ted to rest upon 'the ground, a column rigi plate, a top plate adjustably carried by said column, a removable brace engaging said top plate and secured in the ground at a point remote from said base plate, a guy removably secured to said top plate and secured in the ground. at a point remote from said ybase plate, and a removable upright carried by said base plate and said. top plato and spaced from said column.v

5. ln fence construction, al corner post comprising a base plate ada ted to rest upon the ground and having a p urality of openings therethrough, a column removably carried by said base late, a top plate adjustably carried by said co umn and having a plurality of openings therethrough, an upright rotata-l bly mounted in registering openings of said plates and spaced from said column, inclined braces having the ends removably arranged in openings of said top plate and having the opposite ends secured in the ground, a mem- -ber removably arranged in another openingof saidA top plate, a -lieXible guy secured to said member `at one end and having the opposite end secured in the ground, and a block .engaging said base plate at the edge thereof,

said, upright being adapted to have the felice wire passed around the same.

(i. ln fence construction, a corner post comprising a base plate, a column carried by said plate, a top plate carried by said column, inclined braces extending from the with said base 'plates and spaced senese ground to said top plate, horizontal braces extending from said base-plate and adjustahly secured to said Vinclined braces, and a rotatable upright carried by said plates and spaced from said eoluinn, said upright beingndapted to have the fence wire passed around the saule.

7. ln fence construction, a base plate adapted to rest upon the ground and having openings therethrough, a column carried by said base plate, top plate adjustably mounted upon said column and having openings therethrough, au upright having the ends rotatably mounted iu openings of said freni said column, said upright being adapted to have the fence Wire passed around the saine and being provided with an adjustable collar adapted to engage an upper strand of the fence Wire, melined braces Alia-ving the lower ends secured in the 1 ground,- and having the upper ends provided with extensions adapted to it removably in openings of said top plate, horizontal braces having laterally dis osed ends ada ted to be removably arrange in openings o said base plate, said horizontal braces and said inelined braces crossing and being secured removably together, and a guy removably secured to said top plate and adapted to have its end fastened in the ground. i

.In testimony Whereoil I have signed my name to this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing Witnesses.

WILLIAM M RANKIN.

lVitnesses H. E. VAN SYoKEL, EDGAR A4GRUBB. 

